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How do you make a free picnic with actual piglets and a sunset over London’s Docklands even better? Why, make it for a good cause of course.

Yes, the infamous ‘pignic’ in London happened this weekend and, along with some super-cute tiny piglets – the smallest breed in the world and often called ‘micro pigs’ – the event came with an important message about the responsibilities that come with taking on a piglet as a pet.

Hosted by Yelp and Petpiggies, the pignic aimed to educate the public about realistic size expectations of so-called ‘micro-pigs’ – which can grow to the size of a dog and live for up to 15 years or more – in the hope that fewer pet pigs will end up being abandoned or cruelly treated.